Where does “ballo” come from?
ballo (Italian) comes from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
ballo (Italian): dance, ball; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- dance, ball; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “ballo”, step by step
ballo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ballare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ballare | to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake |
| 2 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Old High German balo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | balo | destruction |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | balwą | evil, misfortune |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balwaz | sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,... |
via Latin ballō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ballō | to dance |